Women in the Bible

Junia

Romans 16:7

• Romans 16:7 Greet Andronicus and Junia, my relatives who were in prison with me; they are prominent among the apostles, and they were in Christ before I was.

List of Reading & Resources:

Articles

•  “Junia, a Female Apostle: An Examination of the Historical Record” by Dennis J. Preato, from CBE International

• “Was Junia Well Known ‘to’ The Apostles?” by Marg Mowczko

• "Junia" by Yii-Jan Lin

• "Junia, the Female Apostle Imprisoned for the Gospel" by Nijay K. Gupta

• "NT Pod 12: Junia: the First Woman Apostle?" by Mark Goodacre (podcast)

• “Junias and Junia in Early Commentaries of Romans 16:7” by Marg Mowczko (from her blog)

• “Junia: The Jewish Woman Who Was Imprisoned with Paul” by Marg Mowczko

• "A Note Regarding the Name 'Junia(s)' in Romans 16:7" by Richard S. Cervin

• “Junia, a Female Apostle: An Examination of the Historical Record” by Dennis J. Preato

Books

• “Mary Magdalene, Junia, and Other Apostles” ch. 7 (pp.91-104) of Wisdom’s Feast: An Invitation to Feminist Interpretation of the Scriptures, by Barbara E. Reid.

• “Junia…outstanding among the Apostles (Roman 16:7)” by Bernadette J. Brooten in Women Priests: A Catholic Commentary on the Vatican Declaration (1977) pp. 141-144.

• Junia: The First Woman Apostle by Eldon Jay Epp

• “Mary Magdalene, Junia, and Other Apostles” (Ch.7) of Wisdom’s Feast: An Invitation to Feminist Interpretation of the Scriptures by Barbara E. Reid (2016)

• “Junia…Outstanding among the Apostles (Roman 16:7)” by Bernadette J. Brooten in Women Priests: A Catholic Commentary on the Vatican Declaration edited by Leonard Swidler and Arlene Swidler (1977)

• "Romans" by Elizabeth A. Castelli in Searching the Scriptures, Vol. 2: A Feminist Commentary, edited by Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza (1994)